A romantic, cosy and lived-in marvel - a place not only used to rent off to tourists, but evidently also lived in - with books, movies, even video games, and a garden in which fruit (wine) is grown.
Built from a former winery, resulting in a large room with different levels, open to a kitchen and a chamber that leads into the bathroom, which is extended by an outdoor shower.
The terrace directly in front of the house is for the afternoons, and for breakfast, there is a table under the shade of a large tree.
When we arrived Etna had just spat its dust, which was on the roads everywhere, and in the garden the chairs sank into the fresh layer of lava sand when you sat on them. A supermarket is about 1 km away, and there are several smaller produce vendours - it feels like you can live off produce alone. The Fiumefreddo beach is about 15 minutes to drive, and it is less than 30 minutes to Taormina. Especially the Etna Nord point is close, but also the drive to Etna Sud is easy. It seemed as if, at the end of July, there were weddings all around, giving the churches a special festive look. Communications with the host were excellent.